Brett, I have personal experience with mobility scooters my own and my
wife's. First the weight of the rider is carried over 80% on the back
wheels so it doesn't matter if you have 3 or 4 wheels. Second if your car
can manage a class III receiver hitch it can carry 300 lbs. not including
yourself. I would trust the "U-Haul hitch people they have a fine
selection of bolt on hitches, I have several from them here and they are
reasonable and no nonsense (They want to rent trailers... Don't tell them
what you want to use it for, it only confuses them. Just tell them you need
hitch for a 300 lb trailer tongue weight.) That is the Manufacturers
rated hitch weight of a trailer for a class III hitch, 300 lbs on the car
hitch, and a trailer weight of 3,000 lbs. You might call you auto dealer
and ask what modifications are needed to use a class III hitch on your car.
You might need helper springs on the rear axle. I have overloaded the hitch
by 100% and had no problem (Results may vary) Believe me I am an expert at
towing trailers and backing them up, most drivers cannot do it! Avoid a
trailer or if your car won't handle the weight, use a one wheel trailer
where the trailer wheel is a swivel castor and the trailer attaches to the
car with two hitches. they are easy to back up. but you might have to load
the mobility scooter with ramps. There are alternatives.
The batteries: most scooters have removable batteries , mine do, one plug
and a velcro strap per battery. But, seriously, I never take mine out to
charge, my charger is built-in with a 120 V. cord about six feet long. I
have a 50 ft, contractors heavy duty cord and I plug in first the scooter
then the extension at the house outside patio outlet (With "GFCI" for
safety.) In rain I lay the junction of the scooter cord with the extension
up on a brick so it doesn't lay in a puddle of water... If you want to go
lithium order your new scooter with lithium because a charging circuit made
for lead-acid will destroy lithiums. you can not just change battery
chemistry you must use a different charging program... Good Luck, if you
need clarification my e- mail and phone number is listed on
"www(dot)EVprofessor(dot)com"
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